Chimney-cowl



UNITED STATES ATENT @FFICE.

JOHN S. EARLY, OF PRATTSBURG, NEW YORK.

CHlMNEY-COWL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,274, dated October 28, 1884.

Application filed January :26, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN S. EARLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prattsburg, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvei'nentsin Chimney-(Bowls, ofwhich the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in chimney-cowls, the object of which is to furnish ornamental chimney-tops of cast metal which can be easily and securely attached to the top of the roof and chimney, to be safe from fire, and to be so constructed as to be easily taken apart and put together again when taken to the house-top. The ob jects are attained by the devicesillustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation. tion taken on the line :0 x of Fig. l. is a view taken from the bottom.

The letter A indicates the chimney-shaft, which extends downwardly a few inches into the top of the brick part of the chimney, and is formed in sections, bolted together by bolts 0, and further secured by the tongues and grooves a. (Shown in Fig. 3.) A isacontinua tion of the shaft, and is secured to the lower part, A, by the ornamental cap B.

Fitted around the lower part of the shaft A is an ornamental base-piece, D, formed in sec- Fig.2isasec- Fig. 3

- tions, provided with tongues and grooves 11 and secured to the shaft A by screws f and I blocks H. This leaves an open space, G, around the bottom of the shaft A, inclosed by the base D, which is an air-chamber, and is intended to prevent dangerous heat from reaching the wood-work of the building.

E is a metal flange attached to the base D, and may or may not form part of the castings of which the base is formed, so as to be adapted to the angle of the roof on which it is to be used. This flange is be screwed fast to the roof-boards of the building, suitable openings L for the sore s being made therein.

This cowl is intended to be made of castiron, and may be painted to represent brick, or in any color to'suit the character of the building to which it is to be applied, and as it is made in sections it will be more easily handled and placed where it is to be put up, and, as the flange E is to be fitted closely to the roof and securely fastened thereto, any necessity for guys is done away with.

Having described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is In a chimney-cowl, the combination of shaft A A, cap B, and bolts 0, with base D, secured thereto by screws f, and blocks H, as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHNS. EARLY.

Witnesses:

MARTIN PINNEY, SEYMoUR OoGsWELL. 

